We are so honored to feature Chad Sorenson, President of HR Florida, on our August cover. What an accomplished HR professional! He began his HR career in 1998. Chad is currently President of the HR Florida State Council representing over 16000 HR professionals in the state. He previously served as President of SHRM Jacksonville and Treasurer and President-Elect of HR Florida. I know you will enjoy reading all about Chad’s exciting career in Human Resource Management on Page 5. We applaud his many years of volunteer service to SHRM.
We are kicking off the fall SHRM Conference season with the HR Florida Conference in Orlando August 28-31. The 38th Annual Kentucky SHRM Conference coincides on August 30-September 1 in Louisville. We are looking forward to the Alabama SHRM Employment Law and Compliance Conference at the beautiful Marriott Resort in Auburn beginning Labor Day, September 5-7. Congratulations to Alabama SHRM on this inaugural event! What a great place to spend the Labor Day weekend with your family and pick up HRCI and SHRM credits!
We travel to beautiful Sevierville, TN for the Tennessee SHRM Conference and Expo September 14-16 at the Wilderness in the Smokies Resort. We are looking forward to seeing SHRM CEO and President, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., at the SHRM Georgia Conference in lovely Savannah September 28-30. There are three exciting conferences we are looking forward to in October beginning in Tampa, Florida. The annual HR Tampa Conference is October 7. The NCSHRM Conference is in Winston-Salem October 12-14. We end the month at the ARSHRM Conference in charming Hot Springs October 24-26. We will bring you the exciting highlights from each conference!
We are excited to present profiles of some of the top ERISA and employee benefits attorneys in the Southeast in this issue. We hope this section will serve as a guide when you need a qualified attorney to assist with your employee benefits issues as you plan for open enrollment season. Watch for our eBook coming soon that you may keep at your fingertips as a quick reference.
Want to be a SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP? If you are not yet a certified HR professional, you have an excellent opportunity coming up! Our next Online SHRM Certification Exam Prep Class begins October 18. You can register on our website to join our class. The deadline to register is October 12. These classes are affordable and convenient! You can take the class from the comfort of your home on your own computer. We are proud of our 90% pass rate! Get certified!
Hope you are enjoying our Thursday sponsored webinars! Mark your calendar now and plan to join us for my monthly webinar sponsored by Data Facts. You will earn 1.00 SHRM PDC and 1.00 HRCI Business Credit. It will be August 18 at 2 PM CT. Watch your email for your invitation! If you are not receiving an invitation to our weekly webinars, you can click on “Subscriptions” on our website.
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